Tatyana Smiley was 28 when she was found fatally shot inside a bedroom of a Saint-Louis home on the morning of December 14, 2021. Police responded to reports of shots fired in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood and pronounced her dead at the scene.

At the time of her death Smiley was out on bail and awaiting trial on charges including first-degree murder, arson, and armed criminal action tied to the June 2020 death of 72-year-old Charles Watkins; authorities had alleged she shot Watkins and set his home on fire. Three days after Smiley’s killing, police arrested 50-year-old Consandra Perry and the Circuit Attorney charged Perry with first-degree murder and armed criminal action, though officials did not immediately state a motive or whether the shootings were connected.

Does anyone have information about Smiley’s life in Hamilton Heights or about events around December 14, 2021?